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Readers respond: Don’t cut care providers to balance budget
Readers respond: Don’t cut care providers to balance budget
Readers respond: Don’t cut care providers to balance budget

Published on: 02/23/2026

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I’ve been a care provider for 35 years. I know how essential this work is, yet there are current proposals in the Legislature to cut hours, reduce services and slash funding for these services. This is all because Congress blew a nearly $900 million hole in Oregon’s budget when it passed H.R.1 last year.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/02/readers-respond-dont-cut-care-providers-to-balance-budget.html

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